Rice n Beans Puerto Rico

Arrived 20 minutes before closing time and what a feast we had! Blown away by how welcoming and attentive the staff was so close to closing time. Tried a little of everything. Alcapurrias, empanadas and sorullos were fantastic! Ate too much to name it all but was just Wow! Can’t wait to come back. Definitely will visit when they have live music.

I will keep this review short. You have made your family proud and you have made these two Puerto Ricans proud. Our holidays were a bit different this year so we didn't do the traditional Christmas eve dinner. Weeks later we find ourselves in the area and you gave us what I was yearning for, you gave us comfort food in a beautiful setting. You gave us a great Puerto Rican family meal.

We wanted some Caribbean cuisine so we hit up Rice and Beans in Wesley Chapel. It was our third time there. We ordered Carne Fritas, Pionono, and Mofongo with Onion steak. We had some Tostones and Maduros along with rice and beans as sides. The food was authentic and portions were good, the onion steak was a little tough but other than that we enjoyed our food. The restaurant is pretty big and it looks like it turns into a dance club at night. The service was great and friendly. If you like Caribbean/PR food you’ll like this place…

Overall the food was very good and I would like to come back, but the service can be improved. I came on a Saturday afternoon and it wasn’t very busy. We were seated right away and put in our orders. I’m not sure how long exactly but it felt like a very long time for us to receive our orders, especially for a table of 4 when the restaurant was mostly empty. The server never came by to update us while we were waiting. By the time we received the food, which was an appetizer, a chicken and 2 Cuban sandwiches, the Cubans weren’t very warm at all. The food was very good at least and the Sangria was delicious, but I’m disappointed in the wait and the service. I’d like to give it another chance but it this is typical then I would not continue to come.

Drinks were very good with a great presentation. Sancocho soup (Saturday and Sunday) was delicious. Arroz Mampostia was very tender and had bacon in the rice. Mofongo Camaron with the red sauce was very good, but for my preference the plantains were a little on the large and dense side. Not to take away from the overall dish just my preference. Yuca Fritas and the sauces were a nice addition but not needed. For the price this was a great lunch and worth the trip. Will be back and tell others about this.